sideways plate

[beergood]

I fabbed a license plate hanger that mounted sideways:



I was alerted by a couple very friendly officers that this isn't legal in Michigan. They also informed me of a couple other things I was doing that weren't exactly legal. But, since is was such a nice day, and they didn't want to ruin my ride, they let me go with a warning. Turns out they are a couple of Honda riders.

Anyway, I am bringing this up because I have seen plenty of other riders in Michigan (my cousin being one) with sideways mounted plates, so I assumed they were legal. Well, they're not. So anyone thinking about doing this should check their local laws.

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Well, that's inconvenient. At least the LEO was good enough to let you off with a warning. Most of the time the plate has to be lighted too.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[beergood]

Yeah, you also need lights. I had them, I just hadn't installed them.

These cops were definitely being cool, and it was more of a "get your bike legal before a less cool cop pulls you over" kind of stop.

[knotzilla]

Don't plan on riding in New York State, that's illegal

[beergood]

Don't plan on riding in New York State, that's illegal

I think you may have missed the point behind my post: It's illegal in Michigan.